Learn in the textbookRisks and Social Issues of AI
DefinitionThe AI service liability debate (AIサービスの責任論) asks who bears responsibility when an AI's decision or output causes harm or an accident.
ExplanationBecause AI makes its own decisions based on what it learned, the traditional view that whoever used or made the tool is responsible does not settle every case. For example, many parties are involved, such as the company that built the AI, the business offering the service and the user, so it is hard to pin down who is responsible.
AnalogyIt is like an apprentice botching a job: whether the fault lies with the teacher, the shop that handed over the work or the customer who gave the instructions is hard to settle in a word.